Council accepts new state-required vacancies, recruitment and retention report; no current vacancies reported

Melissa (staff) presented the town's vacancies, recruitment and retention report during a statutorily required public hearing at the May 27 meeting, saying the report is required by a new state law effective Jan. 1, 2025.

"In the packet this evening is a report outlining the vacancies and retention recruitment efforts the town has taken in the last year. This is a new state law that that, came into effect 01/01/2025, and this report will be presented to the town council each year before the budget is approved. This is an informational item only, but, under the statute, we have to have hold a public hearing," Melissa said.

Melissa told the council the town currently has no vacancies and described the staff as a "small number of staff and low turnover." Council members asked whether the staff could present historic staffing changes from before COVID to the present as part of budget discussions; town manager Jason Ledbetter said, "we can gather that information and bring it back appropriately on the 20 fourth when we bring a budget for adoption, and we can go over the structure of what things look like, prior to COVID and where they currently stand."

The council voted to accept the report by roll call: Council member Auberich, Council member Brown, Council member Gold and Mayor Domkowski voted yes. No public commenters addressed the item during the hearing.

What happens next: the report will be filed as required by the statute and staff said it will return with comparative staffing information during the budget adoption process.